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29973Re: Boot selection

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Denise Poyer

Apr 23, 2013

I have hard to fit feet and am prone to blisters as well. I'm 5'4", 56 years old, and weight more than I want to say. I found a combination of different techniques seem to work for me. I got rid of the high top, water proof boots and now use a pair of LL Bean women's pathfinders http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/72464?feat=506710-GN3&page=women-s-pathfinder-hikers-low. They come in regular and wide - I get the wide, with NO waterproof linter. Then I use a light pair of 5 toed socks - they allow the toes more freedom and less friction. I also use tincture of benzoin on areas of my foot that are prone to blisters. This "toughens up" the skin. And I use Dirty Girl gaiters. Finally I soak my feet regularly at those wonderful cool mountain streams. You want to prevent a buildup of moisture (from sweat) and keep the foot as cool as possible.

I've tried orthotics, both custom and off the shelf, but I found they just pushed the problem around.